DPM Lawrence Wong meeting French Minister of the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Bruno Le Maire in Paris on April 12, 2024.
He was speaking to the Singapore media in an interview at the Singapore embassy office in Paris, at the end of hisDPM Wong will take over the reins from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ahead of the next general election, which has to be held by November 2025.“It’s not just about adding “strategic” or “comprehensive” to the relationship – it’s really about affirming and adding substance in what we do together,” he said.
Even though Singapore does not have any strategic partnership with Germany yet, the relationship has grown in substance over the years in economics and defence. Hence, it is appropriate to call it a “strategic partnership”, he added.
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